Evolving Perceptions

                I am not 100% zero-waste, especially living here in the Philippines where it seems like everything is packed in plastic. There is not a lot of "physical" zero waste stores here and when I order zero waste products online in comes in plastic packaging from the courier. But I am trying to reduce my impact on the environment. I started with limiting my use of single use plastic, such as straws, plastic bags, plastic plates, plastic cups, and plastic utensils. Here are some of the zero waste essentials that use: 1. Metal Straw GoZero Metal Straw  2. Reusable Water Bottle Takeya 24oz Actives Insulated Water Bottle I bring this water bottle everywhere I go and I love it. It keeps my water cold for hours. I even bring this when I travel. I carry this empty on the airport and when I am in the airplane I ask the stewardess to fill it with water. 3. Collapsible Coffee Cup This is great if you love buying coff...

Title: Tower of Dawn (Throne of Glass #6) Author: Sarah J. Maas Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens Release Date: September 5, 2017 PLOT:  In the next installment of the New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series, follow Chaol on his sweeping journey to a distant empire. Chaol Westfall has always defined himself by his unwavering loyalty, his strength, and his position as the Captain of the Guard. But all of that has changed since the glass castle shattered, since his men were slaughtered, since the King of Adarlan spared him from a killing blow, but left his body broken. His only shot at recovery lies with the legendary healers of the Torre Cesme in Antica—the stronghold of the southern continent's mighty empire. And with war looming over Dorian and Aelin back home, their survival might lie with Chaol and Nesryn convincing its rulers to ally with them. But what they discover in Antica will change them both—and be more vital to saving Erilea tha...

              I've read 8 books last month and most of them are part of a series because I want to finish some series like the shatter me series and the school of good and evil. I have also read and review an ARC for an indie author, which is Delight by Moras Dela Paz. I did try to finish reading Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas but sadly that did not happened so I'll try and finish that next month. Moving on to my wrap up... 1. Delight (Happiness #1) by Moras Dela Paz  You think you know someone… Serena and Eli have known each other for as long as they can remember. Their parents are good friends and all but that doesn’t necessarily mean they have to get along as well. Serena always thought that being a basketball prodigy destined for the pros has made Eli obnoxious and she finds his inflated ego out of this world. However, with failing grades hindering Eli’s road into the pros, Serena helps him out of kindness and goodwill. Just kidd...

Title: Delight Author: Moras Dela Paz Release Date: April 16, 2018 PLOT:  You think you know someone… Serena and Eli have known each other for as long as they can remember. Their parents are good friends and all but that doesn’t necessarily mean they have to get along as well. Serena always thought that being a basketball prodigy destined for the pros has made Eli obnoxious and she finds his inflated ego out of this world. However, with failing grades hindering Eli’s road into the pros, Serena helps him out of kindness and goodwill. Just kidding! Truth be told, she prefers to use her free time baking rather than endure Eli’s unpleasant company. Until her parents “ask” her nicely to tutor Eli, the ever-obedient Serena, afraid of being a disappointment, reluctantly agrees. As the two of them spend more and more time together, they learn that even if they’ve known each their whole lives there are some things about each other that is just a delightful surprise. ...

Like what I said in my previous post, my goal was to read 5 books/graphic novel. I started reading, The Geek's Guide to Unrequited Love by Sarvenaz Tash at midnight. It was 252 pages and finished it at 3 am. I really liked the book and gave it 4/5 stars. It was a fun and quick read, and I definitely relate to the main character in a way that he has his fandoms that he is obsessed about, which is what I also do.   My second book/graphic novel was Cat Burglar Black by Richard Sala with 126 pages. I was disappointed with this one because I really like the plot but the execution was poor. There was no character development and the ending was rushed. I gave this 3/5 stars and I finished reading it at 5:18 am. Then I took a little break and slept for a couple hours and woke up at 10am. I played a but of Animal Crossing: New Leaf. After that started reading Batgirl: Badgirl of Burnside by Cameron Stewart, which has 176 pages. I finished reading it while getting a w...

1. Beautiful Mistake by Vi Keeland Goodreads Rating: 4.21 stars A sexy new standalone from #1 New York Times bestselling author, Vi Keeland The first time I met Caine West was in a bar. He noticed me looking his way and mistakenly read my scowling as checking him out. When he attempted to talk to me, I set him straight—telling him what I thought of his lying, cheating, egomaniacal ass. You see, the gorgeous jerk had wined and dined my best friend--smooth talking her into his bed, all along failing to mention that he was married. He deserved every bit of my tongue-lashing and more for what he'd done. Especially when that lazy smile graced his perfect face in response to my rant. Only it turned out, the man I'd just told off wasn't the right guy. Oops. My mistake. Embarrassed, I slunk out without an apology. I was never going to see the handsome stranger again anyway, right? That’s what I thought…until I walked into class the next morning. Well, hello Pro...

Despite being busy, I've decided to join Zoe of @ReadbyZoe on youtube's Readathon Round 5, which will be happening on March 3, 2018 (Saturday). The readathon will start at midnight to 11:59 of your time zone. This readathon is great because I have a pretty ambitious reading challenge this year with 120 books and I think that this readathon will help me read more.  Here is a video of Zoe announcing the Readathon.  For this readathon, I will be trying read a lot since I have acquired a lot of books in the month of February (see book haul here) and I want to get through them asap. I will also be trying to read graphic novels in between books for variety and so that I won't get bored that much.  1. Batgirl: Batgirl of Burnside by Cameron Stewart (Goodreads Author) (Writer), Brenden Fletcher , Jared K. Fletcher (Letterer), Maris Wicks (Colorist), Babs Tarr (Illustrator) Barbara Gordon is no stranger to dusting herself off when disaster strikes, so w...